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February 2019 Inside This Issue 1 Get Connected! 2 Vacation Bible School JUMPSTART 2 MBC Great Commission Conf. 2 Operation Christmas Child Central MO Celebration 2 CBA Valentine Banquet 3 CBA Student D-Now 3 Disaster Relief Training 3 Staff Wives Fellowship 4 Birthdays & Anniversaries 4 Upcoming Events 4 Pray for Pastors and Churches Church Pianist Wanted Immanuel Baptist Church is looking for a Part-Time Pianist for Sunday Morning and Evening Services. Traditional hymns and pos- sibly some newer songs. No choir or weekday requirements. $25 per week. Please contact Rev. Mark DeShon at [email protected] GET CONNECTED! Ever think about the people that you see every day? What are they thinking? What are their struggles? Do they know about Jesus and more im- portantly do they know Jesus? Are they connected to a loving fellowship of Christ followers? I know that our association of churches is not perfect but there are many ways for people to get connected. Ask God to show you who in your sphere of influence you could invite to join you at church this Sunday. A few years ago LifeWay Research conducted a survey of 15,000 adults for the North American Mission Board to try to determine which of 13 ap- proaches is the best-received when a church wants to be heard. The research showed us that best-received means of seeing new people walk into one's church is, well, a personal invitation. 67% of Americans say a personal invitation from a family member would be very or somewhat effective in getting them to visit a church. 63% of Americans say a personal invitation from a friend or neighbor would be very or somewhat effective in getting them to visit a church. 63% of Americans are very or somewhat willing to receive information about a local congregation or faith community from a family member. 56% of Americans are very or somewhat willing to receive information about a local congregation or faith community from a friend or neighbor. So, people ARE open to an invite to church, particularly if it is from someone they know. But one simple invitation isn't necessarily going to result in subsequent attendance. Neighbors may come because of an invitation, but they'll stay for the community. Why is it that many of our un-churched friends are ready for an invita- tion to church? In our post-Christian nation, people who are skeptical of the faith are often attracted to the Christian community before they are attracted to the Christian message. Therefore, introducing people into the relational network of a local church community becomes an important aspect of their journey to the faith. As beings created in the image of God, we need to be in relationship with others. We reflect God, who is Trinitarian, with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in perfect fellowship with one another. This necessitates our innate need for community. The personal invitation is an effective way to break down any real or perceived barriers one might have to walking into a new church building or be- ing willing to engage in a new circle of people. Knowing whose image each of us bear, we cannot afford to underestimate the power of a personal invitation. The experience of true gospel community, true fellowship, is a powerful thing. Remember, simply introducing people into the relational network of a local church community can be an important aspect of their journey to the faith. U R Loved! Mark Excepts from Strategic Evangelism: The Power of An Invitation, Christianity Today, July 21,2014, Ed Stetzer For Your Information 401 Franklin Ave. PO Box 357, Moberly, MO 65270 660-263-7171 www.crossroadsba.org Mark Carter - Director of Missions Laura Hunt - Secretary 660-414-6597 Bonnie Carter - Director of Student Missions Team

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Page 1: 401 Franklin Ave. PO Box 357, Moberly, MO 65270 660-263 ... · together for a great time of fellowship once a month. You will usually meet at Bonnie Carter’s home. Please mark your

February 2019

Inside This Issue

1 Get Connected!

2 Vacation Bible School JUMPSTART

2 MBC Great Commission Conf.

2 Operation Christmas Child Central

MO Celebration

2 CBA Valentine Banquet

3 CBA Student D-Now

3 Disaster Relief Training

3 Staff Wives Fellowship

4 Birthdays & Anniversaries

4 Upcoming Events

4 Pray for Pastors and Churches

Church Pianist Wanted

Immanuel Baptist Church is looking for a Part-Time Pianist for

Sunday Morning and Evening Services. Traditional hymns and pos-sibly some newer songs. No choir or weekday requirements. $25 per week. Please contact Rev. Mark DeShon at

[email protected]

GET CONNECTED! Ever think about the people that you see every day? What are they thinking? What are their struggles? Do they know about Jesus and more im-portantly do they know Jesus? Are they connected to a loving fellowship of Christ followers? I know that our association of churches is not perfect but there are many ways for people to get connected. Ask God to show you who in your sphere of influence you could invite to join you at church this Sunday. “A few years ago LifeWay Research conducted a survey of 15,000 adults for the North American Mission Board to try to determine which of 13 ap-proaches is the best-received when a church wants to be heard. The research showed us that best-received means of seeing new people walk into one's church is, well, a personal invitation.

• 67% of Americans say a personal invitation from a family member would be very or somewhat effective in getting them to visit a church.

• 63% of Americans say a personal invitation from a friend or neighbor would be very or somewhat effective in getting them to visit a church.

• 63% of Americans are very or somewhat willing to receive information about a local congregation or faith community from a family member.

• 56% of Americans are very or somewhat willing to receive information about a local congregation or faith community from a friend or neighbor.

So, people ARE open to an invite to church, particularly if it is from someone they know. But one simple invitation isn't necessarily going to result in subsequent attendance. Neighbors may come because of an invitation, but they'll stay for the community. Why is it that many of our un-churched friends are ready for an invita-tion to church? In our post-Christian nation, people who are skeptical of the faith are often attracted to the Christian community before they are attracted to the Christian message. Therefore, introducing people into the relational network of a local church community becomes an important aspect of their journey to the faith. As beings created in the image of God, we need to be in relationship with others. We reflect God, who is Trinitarian, with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in perfect fellowship with one another. This necessitates our innate need for community. The personal invitation is an effective way to break down any real or perceived barriers one might have to walking into a new church building or be-ing willing to engage in a new circle of people. Knowing whose image each of us bear, we cannot afford to underestimate the power of a personal invitation. The experience of true gospel community, true fellowship, is a powerful thing. Remember, simply introducing people into the relational network of a local church community can be an important aspect of their journey to the faith.” U R Loved! Mark

Excepts from Strategic Evangelism: The Power of An Invitation, Christianity Today, July 21,2014, Ed Stetzer

For Your Information

401 Franklin Ave. PO Box 357, Moberly, MO 65270 660-263-7171 www.crossroadsba.org

Mark Carter - Director of Missions Laura Hunt - Secretary 660-414-6597 Bonnie Carter - Director of Student Missions Team

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PAGE 2 CROSSROADS BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

February 21-24, 2019

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary – Kansas City, MO Please join us at the 2019 Great Commission Conference, and prayerful-ly consider bringing your church staff and lay leaders. Your MBC staff is

organizing an event that features renowned evangelists, theologians, multi-generational breakout sessions, and great opportunities for net-

working and fellowship. Register now and make your accommodations. Together, we’ll become better equipped to transform lives and communi-

ties with the Gospel. Speakers Include:

Ray Jones Rob Bowman Dave Runyon

Joshua Hedger Jased Wilson

James Choung Kempton Turner

and Others

Operation Christmas Child Central MO Celebration

January 26—10:00 am

DATE AND TIME CHANGE February 2 - 6:00 pm

Prairie Grove BC 860 NE Park Ln, Columbia, MO 65201

Come & celebrate all that God did in the Central MO area in 2018. The drop-off location in Carpenter Street BC had

1,483 boxes alone. Hear testimony from Shoe Box recipient and a Mission Mall will give you ideas for 2019.

Vacation Bible School

JUMPSTART FEBRUARY 2

Carpenter Street BC 9:30 am.

VBS Jumpstart is for Pastors and key VBS leadership. At the

Jumpstart leaders will begin zooming in on

“In the Wild” VBS so that they will be prepared to help

students have “amazing encounters with Jesus”. For more

information, contact Cathy Korff, (573) 248-9087 or email rkorff@cvalleylnet.

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and

running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be

measured to you.” Luke 6:38

The Association

Valentine

Banquet

has been

Canceled.

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PAGE 3 CROSSROADS BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

As we looked back at last year, I want to say Thank You for your faithful giving to your

association. If my math is correct, your giving was up 7.7% from 2017. We did great things

last year. Let’s work together to do even great-er things for God’s Kingdom in 2019.

All Staff wives are invited to come together for a great time of fellowship once a

month. You will usually meet at Bonnie Carter’s home.

Please mark your calendar February 21

Disaster Relief Training March 1-2, 2019

FBC, Macon

Intro to Disaster Relief, Chainsaw, Mud-Out, Child Care, Mass Care Feeding, Communication, Shower/Laundry, Chaplaincy, Incident Management Training, Blue Hat,

Assessment.

Register online @ mobaptist.org

Fees 1st Timers: $40.00 Re-Certify: $20.00 Cross Training: $5.00

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Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays

Gayle Rhodes February 1

(FBC, Huntsville)

Anniversaries

Upcoming Events VBS Jumpstart Feb. 2

Carpenter Street BC 9:30 am

OCC Celebration Feb. 2

Prairie Grove BC, Columbia 6:00 pm

Pastors Breakfast Feb. 5

Hardee’s (Moberly) 8:00 am

Student D-Now Feb. 16

Carpenter Street BC

Staff Wives Fellowship Feb. 21

Bonnie Carter’s Home 6:30 pm

Great Commission Conf. Feb. 21-24

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, KC

MBC Disaster Relief Training Mar. 1-2

FBC, Macon

Pastors Breakfast Mar. 5

Hardee’s (Moberly) 8:00 am

Time Change Mar. 9

Turn Your Clocks UP One Hour

Preach Conference Mar. 11-12

Meadow Heights BC, Collinsville, IL

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Brunswick BC ................................................................................................ Bill Gamber, Pastor Cairo BC ....................................................................................................... Tom Denton, Pastor Carpenter Street BC .................................................................................Richard Clouse, Pastor FBC, Centralia................................................................................................. Chris Baker, Pastor FBC, Clark ........................................................................................................................ Pastorless Clifton Hill BC ............................................................................................. Roy Hopkins, Pastor Cornerstone BC, Centralia ......................................................................... Marcus Blair, Pastor FBC, Fayette .................................................................................................. James Briggs, Pastor Gateway to the High Country Cowboy Church, Clark ........................ Dale Larison, Pastor FBC, Glasgow ............................................................................................ Ryan Edwards, Pastor Hallsville BC ................................................................................................. Jason Gentry, Pastor FBC, Huntsville ............................................................................................ John Rhodes, Pastor Immanuel BC, Moberly ............................................................................Mark DeShon, Pastor FBC, Keytesville ........................................................................................ David Nissing, Pastor Liberty BC, Columbia ............................................................................. Bruce Caldwell, Pastor Madison BC .................................................................................................. Mark Lowery, Pastor Midway Heights BC, Columbia ............................................................... Scott Hanson, Pastor FBC, Moberly .................................................................................................. Bob Welsh, Pastor Mt. Shiloh BC, Huntsville ......................................................................... Robert Korff, Pastor Musselfork Community Church, Salisbury ................................................... Rick Hall, Pastor North Park BC, Moberly ............................................................. Gene Austin, Interim Pastor Oak Grove BC, Madison .....................................................................Randy Bergthold, Pastor FBC, Paris ........................................................................................... Wesley Hammond, Pastor Pleasant Hill BC, Huntsville .................................................................... Johnny Milnes, Pastor Pleasant Woods BC, Salisbury .............................................................. James Rawlings, Pastor Renick Community Church ............................................................ Robert Turpin, Lay Pastor FBC, Salisbury................................................................................................ Mike Quinn, Pastor Sturgeon BC .................................................................................................... Paul Young, Pastor